I wasn’t too keen on this constant barrage - I do enjoy moments of calm to break up violence and evil. Once, an enemy jumped onto my face, slashing and clawing, only to gradually turn into a schoolgirl who was just tickling me.Īnother issue with Outlast 2 is that it’s a relentless game which never lets up, and constantly pushes the player forward. These are used to great effect in the transition between the school and forest - there are no loading screens, but instead, dimension-breaking splits. I believe any player will see the ending coming a million miles away, despite some strange sequences that up the ante at times and make one question the protagonist’s sanity. Unfortunately, while the game looks great and offers a few new tricks, the story covers some standard religious ground and ends up being too predictable. With no real way to see anything due to dense trees and fog, I could aim the new mic around the area to ascertain the location of enemies before planning a safe route out. One great example was when I was lost and trying to escape an endlessly-pursuing foe in some woods. It’s a nice addition that feels balanced and doesn’t make things too easy. In addition, Outlast 2 also gives the player a new toy to play with - a directional microphone that can point in any direction to hear the sound of enemies, including through walls. I felt like I could hide absolutely anywhere.
To this end, the developers have given the player many more opportunities to hide - things like ducking in barrels, holding their breath underwater, crawling and more. However, despite the beauty, these areas can become mazelike and quickly instill the same sort of fear and helplessness that the first game brought to the table because the player has no means of defense. In school sections Blake travels through, the reflections and highly-buffed corridors look ultra real.
As the player wanders around in winding woods, the lighting engine beams beautifully convincing rays through the trees. When it’s possible to see, the environments look absolutely incredible - Red Barrels has seriously upped their game in the graphics department this time. Like last time, it’s all about being scared in the dark and using a video camera’s night vision to help navigate dark, dank areas (too dark to see at all in some places!) and document gruesome discoveries along the way. The gameplay in Outlast 2 feels similar to the original. They travel to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona to investigate the brutal murder of a pregnant Jane Doe, and because this is a horror game, things go bad very, very quickly. He’s one half of an investigative journalism team, with wife Lyn making up the other half.
Outlast 2 puts the player in the shoes of Blake Langerman.
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